73rd Directors Guild of America Awards

The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2020, were presented virtually on April 10, 2021.^[1][2] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on March 8, 2021,^[3][4] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on March 9, 2021.^[5][6]

73rd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)
Location	Virtual
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Nomadland – Chloé Zhao
Best Director Documentary:	The Truffle Hunters – Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
Best Director First-Time Feature Film:	Sound of Metal – Darius Marder
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx
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Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman David Fincher – Mank Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Documentaries
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed – My Octopus Teacher David France – Welcome to Chechnya Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss – Boys State Benjamin Ree – The Painter and the Thief
First-Time Feature Film
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal Radha Blank – The 40-Year-Old Version Fernando Frías de la Parra – I'm No Longer Here Regina King – One Night in Miami... Florian Zeller – The Father

Television

Drama Series
Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "Prisoners of War" Jason Bateman – Ozark for "Wartime" Jon Favreau – The Mandalorian for "Chapter 9: The Marshal" Vince Gilligan – Better Call Saul for "Bagman" Julie Anne Robinson – Bridgerton for "Diamond of the First Water"
Comedy Series
Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant for "In Case of Emergency" Zach Braff – Ted Lasso for "Biscuits" MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso for "The Hope That Kills You" Erin O'Malley – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Surprise Party" Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Spite Store"
Movies for Television and Limited Series
Scott Frank – The Queen's Gambit Susanne Bier – The Undoing Thomas Kail – Hamilton Matt Shakman – WandaVision Lynn Shelton – Little Fires Everywhere for "Find a Way"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters" Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "#1835" Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection" David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for "President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & 'A Promised Land'" Christopher Werner – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for "Trump & Election Results"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Thomas Schlamme – A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Stacey Angeles – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic" Marielle Heller – What the Constitution Means to Me Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020" Spike Lee – David Byrne's American Utopia
Reality Programs
Joseph Guidry – Full Bloom for "Petal to the Metal" David Charles – Eco Challenge for "3, 2, 1...Go!" Jon Favreau – The Chef Show for "Tartine" Ken Fuchs – Shark Tank for "1211" Rich Kim – Lego Masters for "Mega City Block"
Children's Programs
Amy Schatz – We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest Kabir Akhtar – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series for "Opening Night" Larissa Bills – On Pointe for "Showtime!" Dean Israelite – The Astronauts for "Countdown" Richie Keen – The Healing Powers of Dude for "Second Step: Homeroom"

Commercials

Commercials
Melina Matsoukas – Beats by Dre's "You Love Me" Steve Ayson – Nike's "The Great Chase" Nisha Ganatra – Bodyform/Libresse's "#wombstories" Niclas Larsson – VW Touareg's "See the Unseen," Volvo XC60's "The Parents" Taika Waititi – Coca-Cola's "The Letter"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

• Brian E. Frankish^[7]

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

• Joyce Thomas^[7]

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

• Betty Thomas^[7]

Honorary Life Member

• Paris Barclay^[8]